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Rising Up! Policies, Procedures, Resources (PPR)

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Policies, Procedures, Resources (PPR)

Strategy and overview documents

RisingUp!'s "movement DNA- our Story, Strategy and Structure (Sept 2016- please note, because we have a system of feedback and updating the details in this document may not be accurate as time progresses. Certain aspects of this document are pasted into shorter documents and updated by the relevant groups. For the avoidance of confusion- shorter documents that are similar to the pages in this bigger document, which are uploaded here, are the accurate ones.)

i. Inclusion is the key to success: We work to put “intersectionality” at the heart of our movement
ii. Everyone is welcome: safer spaces
iii. We are a non-violent movement
iv. You matter, We matter, the Earth matters
v. Everyone is crew, the need for inner and outer activism
vi. Proceed as Needed (whilst being mindful of self-selection)
vii. We don’t dance with politicians and bureaucrats
viii. We can meet our own needs
Xi. Cooperation and messaging helps grow our movement

Tech and Power Protocol- about the (limited) centralised power and the risk that exists in RU and how we deal with it

Our Statement of Necessity

We are initiating and promoting campaigns of civil disobedience in the UK, which may include the breaking of laws. Our movement is explicitly nonviolent and we intend no harm to any person. We believe this is necessary as a means to respond to scientifically attested ecological threats and to challenge gross social injustices; as has happened many times in the past such as with the suffragettes, the civil rights movement in the USA, the Indian Independence movement, and the Rights to Roam in the UK. We stand on the shoulders of those movements. We stand within these traditions and learn from them.
For many of us these actions are motivated by spiritual beliefs as Pagans, Quakers, Buddhists, Jews and so on. We are called to act in service of a higher authority, a higher purpose or on behalf of the Mother Earth.

Through our action we seek to bring about
- A functioning democracy based on informed consent. We do not believe we have a functioning democracy in the UK. It has been captured by corporate and private interests and the media is owned by wealthy billionaires who use their power to systematically undermine informed public debate.
- Transformation of the political system, society and economy to ones which maximise well-being and minimizes harm. The existing political and economic system is set to destroy civilisation and much if not all life on earth if allowed to continue. This is most apparent in our society's inability to cut the carbon emissions which are creating catastrophic climate change, and through its reckless destruction of bio-diversity.
-A society of genuine equality without poverty and privilege. At present UK is becomes ever more grossly unequal due economic arrangements which vastly favour the wealthy elites.

No particular individual or group is responsible for this state of affairs. The problem is the whole system. It is out of control to the extent that it necessitates nonviolent civil disobedience as a means to prevent disaster and create the sane and equitable society we all desire and require for ourselves and future generations.